SAH/WOH - Why?
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SAH/WOH - Why?
| Mon, 02-20-2006 - 7:41am |
I am sure this has been done before but I was wondering this in light of recent posts lately.
Why did you decide to sah/woh?
Was it a choice or something expected of you?
Was your plan to sah/woh though out or impulsive? Long-term or short-term?

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While cars are unsafe, the front seat is less safe even without an air bag. It's horribly unsafe with an air bag. In the front seat you hit the dash board or windshield n an accident. In the back, you hit the seat in front of you which has more give.
I'll second whoever it was who said you need to educate yourself. The safest place for a child is in the back. Preferrably in the center position if it has a shoulder harness, which BTW should NEVER be placed behind the child. Today's seat belts lock from the shoulder. Putting the shoulder harness behind a child renders the seat belt system practically useless.
***It was your work vehicle? You have been a sahm for 6+ years correct, since your oldest child is 6? You have only had this new car for a year and the "work" car that you got rid of that was 6 years old was trashed and had a lot of miles on it do to work? So was it your work car for only 1 or 2 years and your car as a sahm for 5 or 4 years?***
Yes
Correct
Yes
It was my work truck for a little over a year My home truck for about 5 years.
***I consider it fine if the car starts each and every time you try. I consider it fine if the engine runs smooth and it isn't blowing blue smoke. So what was wrong with this car?***
It was time for it to be traded in. Once you have gone over 100K miles it gets harder and harder to get a decent amount for it. The engines on certain types of trucks start to wear, and transmission start to slip. When you use the trucks the way I do. Even though I used it after I quit working I still haul lots of things for our home.
Edited 3/10/2006 10:44 pm ET by snoopyme
Yes
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1041/is_4_77/ai_54152771
The four crash test dummies assigned to ride in 1999 Ford Windstar minivans are the luckiest bunch in safety-test history.
With the dummies sustaining only minimal "injuries," Windstar strengthened its claim to be the most crashworthy minivan, scoring first-ever five-star ratings (five is best, one is worst) in front-end and side-impact collision tests.
No other car or truck has achieved the top ratings for driver and passenger protection in government safety tests. Some have earned five stars in front-end crashes, and a few have done so in side-impacts. But Windstar scored the first set of four perfect fives.
The Ford minivan is no newcomer to superior crash ratings. In the long-running front-end collision tests, four generations of Windstar have earned five stars for protecting drivers and front seat passengers.
In 1998, the federal Department of Transportation added side-impact crashes to its test repertoire, and Windstar was assessed this January. In this test, a barrier moving at 38.5 mph smashes into the driver's side. The impact is measured on both driver and rear passenger behind the driver.
Windstar also performed well in a completely different set of crash tests conducted by the insurance industry. In contrast to the government's full-frontal head-on crash, the insurance tests are offset. This means that less than half of the front end hits the barrier on the driver's side, putting more stress on the vehicle's structure.
I bought my SUV because it fits my needs but I am called materialistic.
Yes she could have bought a Ford Windstar. A lot cheaper and according to a few websites much safer than her Odyessey.
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